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Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Pteranodon

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Overview

Pterodactyl Defense: Austrian, Pteranodon is a variation within the Semi-Open Games family, indexed as ECO B06.

The Semi-Open Games group covers semi-open games — replies to 1.e4 where Black declines the symmetrical 1…e5 in favour of an asymmetric pawn structure.

The line arises from 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 c5 4. c3 Qa5.

It is a variation of Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
B06
Group
Semi-Open Games (B)
Plies
8
Parent
Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack:

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